Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Medication administration is an essential skill for EMS providers but it is also one of the riskier procedures because of potential adverse effects due to errors. One of the best ways to avoid mistakes is by using the "six rights" of medication administration. The six rights are easy to remember.
Read more: The “Six Rights” of medication administration for First Responders
The Healthcare Emergency Amateur Radio Team (HEART) provides back-up emergency communications for healthcare facilities in Eastern Virginia through the use of amateur radios and volunteer radio operators.
The HEART program begins its third year and currently supports 32 healthcare facilities including hospitals, long term care facilities and the TEMS and PEMS council offices.
Several HEART members following a recent training
Read more: Amateur radio operators support regional healthcare
The Tidewater EMS Council, Inc. seeks proposals from qualified EMS educators, organizations and jurisdictions (“vendors”) to plan and conduct Category 1 EMS continuing education courses and/or EMS auxiliary courses throughout the Tidewater EMS region. The council intends to contract with one or more vendors or optionally employ individuals to plan and conduct these courses. Funding associated with this program is available for approved courses conducted between August 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.
The full Request for Proposals is available at: pdf TEMS Request for Proposals EMS CE and Auxiliary Courses rev 6 27 17 (143 KB) . Please review the RFP in its entirety prior to submitting proposals. Any future revisions to the RFP along with questions and answers will be posted on this website. An electronic proposal submission form is available here.
Read more: EMS Category 1 CE and Auxiliary Course Funding Program
Diabetic care practices are often overlooked in EMS. Blood glucose testing can expose people to bloodborne viruses such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Virus, and HIV when testing supplies and materials are used on multiple patients. Outbreaks of Hepatitis B infection associated with unsafe diabetes care have been identified with increasing regularity particularly is settings where individuals require assistance with monitoring their blood glucose levels and glucometers are used on multiple patients. EMS is one of these settings.
During a beautiful afternoon at Harbor Park in Norfolk on June 4, 2017, the Tidewater EMS Council presented eight regional EMS awards and a special lifetime achievement award. The awards presentation was part of the council's annual EMS family day at the ballpark attended by some 650 responders, dispatchers, emergency department staff and their families.
Read more: Tidewater EMS Council announces 2017 regional EMS award winners
| TEMS STEMI PI Committee Meeting (Virtual) Thu Oct 08 @ 1:00PM - 02:00PM |
| TEMS Stroke PI Committee Meeting (Virtual) Thu Oct 08 @ 2:30PM - 03:30PM |
| Columbus Day - Office Closed Mon Oct 12 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - (Virtual) Wed Oct 14 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Education and Training Committee Meeting Wed Oct 21 @ 9:30AM - 11:30AM |
| Veterans Day - Office Closed Wed Nov 11 |
| TEMS Patient & Provider Safety Committee Meeting Thu Nov 12 @ 1:00PM - 02:00PM |
| TEMS Trauma-Triage Committee Meeting Thu Nov 12 @ 2:30PM - 03:30PM |
| Education and Training Committee Meeting Wed Nov 18 @ 9:30AM - 11:30AM |
| Thanksgiving - Office Closed Thu Nov 26 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
